Doug,
Again, I hope you have a career goal in going back to school. Do some
research on the career you want such as the salary, work environment,
whether its a growing field and if possible talk to people working in that
field. This way you can talk about why this is a good career for you.
I think you might need an advocate. Why is your counselor telling you that
you can't
do "strictly school" if that will help you get a good job and better salary?
Generally those who have obtained a BA/BS have more job opportunities and
get paid more for doing the same work a non graduate has.
As long as you're not just going to school for the heck of it, but going for
a real purpose related to your employment goal, then VR should be fine with
that.
Ashley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Oliver" <oliver.doug1 at gmail.com>
To: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>; "National Association of
Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Help from anyone thaqt can assist me
> thing is she has stated that I can't be doing strictly school, and that
> is my plan is to go back to school. I'll ask her to give me some
> resources for counseling, which might be helpful although another
> counselor paid for someone to be able to have counseling, but I will have
> her look up some resources.
>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 9:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Help from anyone thaqt can assist me
>>>> Doug,
>> I'm confused because you haven't told us your plan. You need a plan so
>> you can discuss your vocational goal with your counselor. Further I'm
>> confused
>> why you'd request your VR counselor's assistance
>> in getting counseling for your emotional issues.
>> If you're young you're still a dependent on your parent's income and
>> their insurance should cover counseling.
>> If not you probably have Medicade and this also covers counseling
>> services. Its not your VR counselor's job to get this psychological
>> service although it would be helpful if she gave you some resources for
>> mental health services.
>> I do hope you get those services though.
>>>> What do you want to go to school for? What
>> have they trained you on?
>> Its reasonable for a VR counselor to do a program review if you are not
>> doing the agreed upon plan;
>> you can change your mind of course, everyone does change career goals,
>> but you need to let VR know. This VR goal will be in your individualized
>> plan for employment, IPE.
>>>>>> Unless I'm missing something, I really don't see why its so bad you tell
>> VR you're going to school. Tell them what you're going for. You say
>> she'll want to cover the
>> schooling. If so, can't you just say you have financial resources to
>> cover schooling? I don't think you are under any obligation to accept
>> financial help from VR, but you should tell them you're attending school.
>>>> Do you have any college course work?
>> Its a bad time to look for work now but I hope you made the decission to
>> attend school on several factors, not just that you are fed up looking
>> for work; many people are frustrated with the job hunt now.
>>>> My counselor was glad she didn't have to cover my schooling.
>> In fact in my state VA, VR will not cover private or religious schools,
>> nor will they cover you if your parent's income is above a certain
>> amount.
>>>> As long as you have a clear plan, your counselor is supposed to follow it
>> and support your VR goal. Its not her job to pick it for you. If she
>> does not follow your plan, take it to her supervisor.
>>>> HTH,
>> Ashley
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Doug Oliver" <oliver.doug1 at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 9:19 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Help from anyone thaqt can assist me
>>>>>>> Ok all. I have a slight issue here.
>>> I have a counseler that is not wanting to work with me with my local
>>> blind agency.
>>> I'm in the Dallas Texas area.
>>> What's going on is I called her the other day to ask for her assistance
>>> with counseling as I've got some emotional issues that I'm needing help
>>> with and can't do it on my own.
>>> She says she needs to do a program review as I'm not doing anything that
>>> they've trained me on, and I have made a change in plan as I want to go
>>> back to school instead of just going back to work as finding work right
>>> now just isn't cutting it.
>>> I don't want to put on my iep that I'm going to school as she'll want to
>>> cover the schooling, and I don't want to have to take 12 hours of
>>> classes. I for me, since I've not been in school since I graduated high
>>> school, I want to start out with 1 class at a time and go from there.
>>> What do I do? as I have a meeting with her this Thursday.
>>> I want to tell her exactly what I want, but not sure how to approach it
>>> without coming across as harsh, or as a jerk.
>>> Please let me know what to do before I have to go meet with her
>>> Thursday.
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